Here's a fine browser tip:

In #vivaldi or any other chromium browser, if you want to save login/cookies for a certain site while auto-delete other cookies on exit, you could set a global permission not to save site data (In Vivaldi: Cookies: Session Only), then allow sites one by one by the following steps from the URL bar:

[Padlock icon] > Cookies and site data > Manage on-device site data > [Three dot menu of target site] > Allow to save data

#browsers #privacy

I'm in the process of evaluating different browsers (Firefox user). For now, I'm testing Chrome, and I've read some reviews and comparisons (2026).
In one article I read that Google was "selling personal data", and in others articles I read what I've been reading and told since years about Chrome and privacy.
I think there are some misunderstandings and legends circulating, including in online press. I want to judge with facts, so I made some searches about that:

Google make "money with ads, not by selling personal data", as they tell themselves:
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/10400210?hl=en

Then I found information on how this whole monetization process works:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/google-says-it-doesnt-sell-your-data-heres-how-company-shares-monetizes-and

On Firefox I use ublock origin for privacy and adblock, on Chrome there is the "lite" version, as their website explains:
https://ublockorigin.com/

#chrome #browsers #privacy

If you’re still using Chrome, maybe don’t?

As an alternative, I’ve really enjoyed @zenbrowser

https://www.theverge.com/tech/924933/google-chrome-4gb-gemini-nano-ai-features

#zen #chrome #tech #webdev #code #browsers

Corporate browsers really are doing amazing right now, huh? Chrome is installing AI Models without consent and ability to opt-out and Edge is making the "design choice" to store your passwords in cleartext.

What browsers are you using nowadays?

#browsers #privacy #noai #opensource

Why do people still insist on using Google Chrome (or search for that matter) if they are also going to the effort of disabling AI features?!

Just use a different Chromium (if that's important) based browser that isn't preloaded with spyware and AI garbage.

Same goes with search, email, docs etc. There are a good number of alternatives to most Google products.

https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/

#Google #GoogleChrome #privacy #browsers

So, you may want/need to adjust which browsers you're deeming as being a 'good' standard recommend for use:

* MS Edge browser is storing (all) passwords it manages in clear text in memory. A memory dump can be created very easily using on-board Windows (or other) tools to compromise them from user account level.
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/32954
* Google is to install a 4 GB in size local LLM silently on Chrome browsers (No consent dialogue. No opt-in. No opt-out. Reinstalls itself if the user removes it manually.)
https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/

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#browsers #LLM #GenAI #enshittification #privacy #security #BigTech

Trustworthy JavaScript for the Open Web, by @mozilla.org:

https://hacks.mozilla.org/2026/05/trustworthy-javascript-for-the-open-web/

#javascript #security #openweb #firefox #mozilla #browsers

Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent

https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install

#Privacy #AI #Browsers